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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOSHUA DAVIS BLAND, No. 2:21-cv-00518 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WARDEN, Respondent. 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Presently before the court is the petition for writ of habeas corpus for screening. (ECF No. 1.) For the reasons stated below, it will be recommended that this petition be dismissed with prejudice as frivolous. SCREENING I. Legal Standards – Screening The court is required to screen all actions brought by prisoners who seek any form of relief, including habeas relief, from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a habeas petition or portion thereof if the prisoner raises claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious” or fail to state a basis on which habeas relief may be…